Wendy, Julian and I were challenged to drop a bucket of ice water on our heads as part of an ALS fundraiser. I'm not sure if Wendy would have done it (click on image to watch video) had she not seen Julian do it first, and I'm not sure which is more of a shock, that Julian did it or that Wendy did it. It should come as no shock that I'm not doing it. Two outta three ain't bad.
So, Ian, why are you not doing it?
Good question. I'm half tempted to answer that question with a question...why should I? Should I do just because everyone else is doing it? That's never worked for me. If I lived my life that way I'd be a drunk dad with a job, according to some research that was conducted about 15 years. If everyone jumped off the Cambridge-Narrows bridge, would I? Of course not.
Is it in my nature to be a contrarian? Do I buck the trend just for the sake of bucking the trend? Is it a 'rebel against the mainstream' lifestyle that I live or pretend to live? There's not much proof of that: Tim Horton's fatwa, haven't watched television in 9 years, drive a crappy old car, Leisurologist, refuse to wear a suit or tie, don't own a cell phone, skinny, windsurf instead of playing hockey, abhor ATV News, stay-at-home Dad, don't care what Rick Mercer or Jeff Hutcheson or Jann Arden are doing. For god's sake, I'm 51 and I own a skateboard....I'm just like everyone else!
You. Are. A. Freak. If I could lift a bucket of ice water and dump it on your head, I would.
You know, I'm happy for the ALS Society that they've raised a packet of money for research. ALS is perhaps the worst disease in the world, though it's not something that can be ranked. It's enough to say that it's awful and a cure would be a blessing. I've only ever known one person who had ALS and it was terrifying to watch the disease progress. Would I be happy to donate $$ to ALS research? Yes, in theory. In practice I can't give money to everyone who knocks at my door, and I didn't feel like taking an ice bath before this challenge came along. Still don't. I can't/won't grow a mustache every Movember either.
You probably couldn't grow a mustache ever. Kidding. Not!
The herd mentality scares me. It's only independent thought that has got me this far. I have to live my life, not yours.....and so I am who I am. Feel free to ask me anything because I am an open book, but keep in mind that I'm the author of that book. It's an autobiography.
No man is an island.
I consider myself an island or, at the very least, an islet. I might have said 'I'm an isthmus' but I really hate the word isthmus. I always feel like I'm lithping when I thay that word.
Now you're talking nonthenth.
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